Theses Sabbaticæ, or, The doctrine of the Sabbath wherein the Sabbaths I. Morality, II. Change, III. Beginning. IV. Sanctification, are clearly discussed, which were first handled more largely in sundry sermons in Cambridge in New-England in opening of the Fourth COmmandment : in unfolding whereof many scriptures are cleared, divers cases of conscience resolved, and the morall law as a rule of life to a believer, occasionally and distinctly handled / by Thomas Shepard ...

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Theses Sabbaticæ, or, The doctrine of the Sabbath wherein the Sabbaths I. Morality, II. Change, III. Beginning. IV. Sanctification, are clearly discussed, which were first handled more largely in sundry sermons in Cambridge in New-England in opening of the Fourth COmmandment : in unfolding whereof many scriptures are cleared, divers cases of conscience resolved, and the morall law as a rule of life to a believer, occasionally and distinctly handled / by Thomas Shepard ...
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Shepard, Thomas, 1605-1649.
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London :: Printed by T.R. and E.M. for John Rothwell ...,
1650.
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Sabbath.
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"Theses Sabbaticæ, or, The doctrine of the Sabbath wherein the Sabbaths I. Morality, II. Change, III. Beginning. IV. Sanctification, are clearly discussed, which were first handled more largely in sundry sermons in Cambridge in New-England in opening of the Fourth COmmandment : in unfolding whereof many scriptures are cleared, divers cases of conscience resolved, and the morall law as a rule of life to a believer, occasionally and distinctly handled / by Thomas Shepard ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A59693.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 1, 2024.

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Thesis 64.

Nor should it seem strange, that Jewish holy dayes [ 64] are not here enjoyned, where a holy time, a Sabbath day is commanded: for those Jewish holy dayes were princi∣pally instituted (as Wallaeus well observes) for significati∣on of Christ and his benefits (as may appeare from Cor. 5.7.* 1.1 Luke 4.19. Hebrewes 10.5.) and therefore be∣ing significant were parts of instituted worship, belong∣ing to the second, not fourth Command, but the Sab∣bath

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day (as shall be shewn) is in its originall instituti∣on and consecration of another nature and not significant: yet this may bee granted, that ceremoniall holy dayes may be referred to the fourth Command, as appendices of it; and if Calvin, Vrsin, Danaeus and others aim at no more, it may bee granted, but it will not follow from hence that they therefore belong to the second command indirectly, and directly to the fourth (which Master Prim∣rose contends for) but rather directly to the second, and reductively and indirectly, as appendices to the fourth: which appendices, as they may be put to, so they may be taken off againe, the morall Commandment remai∣ning entire: even as we know Calvin referres many ce∣remoniall duties as appendices to such Commands, con∣cerning the morality of which Master Primrose doubts not: and therefore for him to thinke that the Sabbath compre∣hends all Iewish Festivall dayes, upon this ground, viz. because the Sabbath is joyned with, and put in among the reckoning of such Festivals, Leviticus 23. Isaiah 1.13, 14. hath no more force in it, than by retorting the argu∣ment, and upon the like ground prove it to be morall, be∣cause it is joyned with Morall Commandments, as honou∣ring of Parents, Leviticus 19.3. and prayer, Isaiah 1.19. and by his owne confession with the other nine which are all of them morall also.

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